Finger-protector



A. AND G. STEIN.

FINGER PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, I920. RENEWED IULY 14,192].

1,388,618 PatentedAug.23,1921.

ALEG STEIN AND GEORGE STEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FINGER-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed iune 17, 1920, Serial No. 389,557. Renewed July 14,1921. Serial No. 484,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, Anne STEIN and (.inonen STEIN, citizens of theUnited States,

and residents of New York city, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFinger-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to finger protectors or finger safety guards. Theobject of the invention is to provide shields or protecting guardsadapted to be securely positioned on the forefinger and thumb o the handso as to protect the fingers against injury from cutting implements,grind stones, pohshing stones and like ap aratus or de vices in theoperation of whlch the fingers of the operator are exposed to injury.

One object of the invention is to provide a finger guard adapted toprotect and cover the two first joints of a finger while permitting fullfreedom in the use of the finger to rasp even tiny objects.

Knother object is to provide a finger guard comprising a plurality ofsections so secured or attached to each other that the natural use ofthe fingers, in bending for instance, is not impaired or hindered.

Still another object is to provide finger guards of simple andinexpensive construction together with simple and efficient means forattaching the guards to the hand.

With the above and other objects in view, our invention is embodied innger guards constructed and arranged as hereinafter set forth whilereference is had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1. is afront view or end V ew of a finger guard embodying the invention.

Fig. 2. is a side view of the guard.

Fig. 3. is a top plan view of the guard.

Fig. 4. is a bottom view, and

Fig. 5. is a view showing the guard applied to the forefinger and thumbof a hand.

Our improved guard consists of two sections, an outer or front section 6and an inner or rear section 7. The outer section is shaped to form atop shield portion 8 and side portions 9, 9 which merge into bottoms orinside retaining lugs 10, 10. The front section is further provided withrearwardly extending hinge lugs 11, 11 provided with a pivot 12, one oneach side. The pivots 12 may be formed by being struck up or punched upfrom the body of the lugs 11.

The forward portion 25 of the front section forms a finger tipprotecting wall.

The rear section 7 is formed with a top shield portion 15 extendingforwardl as at 16 to closely fit the rear edge 17 of t 1e forwardportion 6. The rear section further forms downwardly extending curvedside portlons 18, 18 which merge into inside or bottom lugs or wings 19,19. From the side portions 18 extend forwardly the hinge lugs 20, 20which have punched up sockets 21, 21 adapted to receive the pivots 12aforesaid. 22 is an aperture in the rear section 7.

The finger guards will be formed of suitable material, either cast,stamped or drawn or otherwise formed. The material may be metal, rubber,celluloid or a composition. It may be non-transparent or transparent ortranslucent. The guard will further be shaped to follow as closely asmay bethe usual shape of the fingers and may be provided in sizes to fitand in shapes to be used on one, two or more fingers of the hand. Asordinarily only the forefinger and thumb are used to grasp objects, onlycorresponding finger guards are shown in Fig. 5.

It is preferable to make the guards of slightly springy or yieldingmaterial as thereby provision is made for pressing togetherthe lugs 10,10 and 19, 19 to suit the thickness of the fingers.

As shown in Fig. 5 the guards are used by placing them over the tip orends of the fingers with the shields uppermost. It will be seen then, asshown, that the two outer joints of the fingers are protected withoutimpairing their use. The fingers may be bent in gripping or handlingobjects and the finger pads as indicated at 30 remain exposed.

The guards bend on the hinges or pivots 12 as shown and in securing themto the hands an elastic 35 may be used which is simply crossed beforepassing it around the wrist as at 86. An elastic is preferable becauseit yields to the natural movement of the fingers while working andretains the guard on the finger securely, yet without un. due strain orpull.

The two sections of the guard are made separately and joined securely bysnapping the outside hinge lugs 20, 20 over the inside hinge lugs 11, 11whereby the pivots 12 snap into place and whereby rivets and screws areeliminated.

Fig. 5 illustrates the fingers in the natural position of gripping atiny object and it will.

1 or attaching t 10.

7 not intend to limit our invention by what has beendisclosed in'theforegoing, but that changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the principle of the invention and within the scope ofthe ap pended claims.

'- We claim z g 1. finger guard comprising an outer finger tip sectionand a rear section, means for pivoting the one section upon'the other,both of said sections being substantially semicircular in cross sectionand each of said sections having'bottom retaining l'ugs, and means forattaching the said finger guard'to' the hand of'the user thereof, v

.2. Finger guards for the two first joints of the forefinger and thethumb, each ofsaid guards comprisingan outer finger tip section and arear or inner section pivoted one upon the other and an elastic havingits free 7 retaining lugs, which latter serve as means for adjustingsaid sections circumferentially V and means for pivoting one of the saidsections on the other section.

4. A finger guard comprising a finger tip section having an outerdepending finger tip protecting wall and a rear curved edge portion, arear uard section having a forwardly extenring top portion adapted toconform and fit closel to the said rear edge of th finger tip section,pivots formed in the latter, pivot receiving recesses formed in saidrear section for pivoting the finger tip section within the said rearsection and means for attaching the said guard to the hand of the userthereof.

Signed at New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, this15th day of June, A. D. 1920.

ALEC STEIN. GEORGE STEIN.

